[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 148 (Tuesday, December 5, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2130]
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  IN HONOR OF FRED HASSAN, RECIPIENT OF THE 2000 GLOBAL CITIZEN AWARD

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                          HON. ROBERT MENENDEZ

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 5, 2000

  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Fred Hassan, the 
recipient of the 2000 Global Citizen Award from the School of Diplomacy 
and International Relations at Seton Hall University.
  Fred Hassan is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of 
Pharmacia Corporation, a pharmaceutical company created by the merger 
of Pharmacia & Upjohn and the Monsanto Company.
  Mr. Hassan, a native of Pakistan, received his Bachelor's Degree in 
chemical Engineering from the Imperial College of Science and 
Technology at the University of London in 1967 and his Master's of 
Business Administration from Harvard Business School in 1972.
  At Pharmacia, Mr. Hassan and his management team have established a 
global organization dedicated to improving health and wellness around 
the world. Under Mr. Hassan's leadership, Pharmacia collaborates with 
government, academia, and the private sector to address global 
challenges in the fields of health care, science, and nutrition. To 
meet these challenges, Pharmacia, the United Nations Population Fund, 
and The world Bank created the ``Save the Mother's Fund'', a program 
that works to improve obstetric care in order to reduce maternal 
mortality rates in childbirth. In addition, Pharmacia has partnered 
with the World Health Organization's European Project on Tobacco 
Dependence to reduce tobacco-related death and disease among cigarette 
smokers in Europe.
  Mr. Hassan has set an excellent example for other business leaders 
around the world; to be successful in the business world, while also 
helping to improve the lives of our fellow global citizens.
  Today, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Fred Hassan and 
Pharmacia for their outstanding commitment and contributions to global 
health and development.